diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4470ed316..933f6a94f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Pachli changelog
 
+## v2.8.1
+
+### Significant bug fixes
+
+- Prevent crash when sending a post while media is uploading (#[923](https://github.com/pachli/pachli-android/pull/923), [Nik Clayton](https://github.com/pachli/pachli-android/commits?author=nik@ngo.org.uk))
+- Restore video transitions on androidx.media3 1.4.0 and 1.4.1 (#[922](https://github.com/pachli/pachli-android/pull/922), [Nik Clayton](https://github.com/pachli/pachli-android/commits?author=nik@ngo.org.uk))
+- Stop preview card text overlapping images (#[924](https://github.com/pachli/pachli-android/pull/924), [Nik Clayton](https://github.com/pachli/pachli-android/commits?author=nik@ngo.org.uk))
+
 ## v2.8.0
 
 ### New features and other improvements
diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 3ac17cb8d..392c4c404 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId = "app.pachli"
-        versionCode = 20
-        versionName = "2.8.0"
+        versionCode = 21
+        versionName = "2.8.1"
 
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         testInstrumentationRunnerArguments["disableAnalytics"] = "true"
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/21.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/21.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..582c7456a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/21.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Pachli 2.8.1
+
+Fixes:
+
+- Prevent crash when sending a post while media is uploading 
+- Restore video transitions on androidx.media3 1.4.0 and 1.4.1 
+- Stop preview card text overlapping images